Skydiver
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104-year-old woman Dorothy Hoffner dies just a week after record skydive
World | Oct 11, 2023, 04:12 PM ISTDorothy Hoffner jumped from a plane at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa on Sunday in the hope of becoming the certified oldest person to ever skydive. Moments after touching the ground, Hoffner said, "Age is just a number".
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Russian skydiver plane crashes, 15 dead
World | Oct 10, 2021, 04:52 PM ISTThe L-410, a Czech-made twin-engine turboprop, crashed near the town of Menzelinsk, about 960 kilometers (600 miles) east of Moscow.
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'Heaven Sent’: Skydiver Luke Aikins to attempt 25,000 feet jump without a parachute
World | Jul 28, 2016, 02:31 PM ISTLuke Aikins, a professional skydiver is all set to attempt an all risky jump by jumping off from 25,000 feet above the ground, without a parachute or a wing suit. He will be clad
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Woman sky diver plunges to death in Tamil Nadu
India | Jan 30, 2014, 11:11 PM ISTChennai: A 26-year-old woman sky diver died after plunging to the earth from an altitude of around 10,000 ft when her parachute malfunctioned during a training session near Salem in Tamil Nadu, said an official.The
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Love Triangle At 13,000 ft: Belgian Woman Kills Rival By Sabotaging Parachute
World | Sep 25, 2010, 09:23 AM ISTA skydiver accused of killing her love rival by sabotaging her parachute went on trial in Belgium on Friday, reports The Daily Mail, London. Prosecutors say jealousy drove Els Clottemans to kill Els Van Doren,